Lynch Nominated for B&N Board

This year’s Barnes & Noble annual meeting should be a much quieter affair than last fall’s special shareholders meeting in which chairman Len Riggio defeated an effort by Ron Burkle to elect a separate slate of officers, but there will nonetheless be a bit of a changing of the guard aspect. William Lynch, CEO of the company, has been nominated to the board for the first time.

L.A. Poet and Bookseller Scott Wannberg Gets a Merry Prankster Send-Off

Hundreds of people turned out at the memorial for Scott Wannberg, one of the most distinctive voices of the Los Angeles poetry and bookselling scenes, on September 17 at Beyond Baroque Literary Center in Venice, Calif.

Authors on the Air September 19, 2011: Florence Henderson, Michael Moore, Alexandra Fuller, Kevin Wilson

Florence Henderson, author of Life is Not a Stage: From Broadway Baby to a Lovely Lady and Beyond (Center Street, 978-1599953885) will be on the Today show tomorrow morning.

Michael Moore, author of Here Comes Trouble: Sotires from My Life (Grand Central Publishing, 978-0446532242) will be on Tavis Smiley.

Job Moves: September 16, 2011

Allison Verost has been named publicity director at the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. She'll be responsible for overseeing all publicity and communications, and will report to president Jon Yaged.

Authors on the Air September 16, 2011: Monica Holloway, Jane Lynch

Monica Holloway, author of Cowboy & Wills (Gallery Books 978-1416595045) will give an hour-long interview on KTLK Autism America. Her segment will begin at 3:15pm on Saturday, Sept 17 http://www.ktlkam1150.com/mediaplayer/.

Jane Lynch, author of Happy Accidents (Voice, 978-1401341763), was on NPR's Morning Edition.

Sambeth Replacing Pfuhl at Verlagsgruppe Random House

Joerg Pfuhl, CEO of Verlagsgruppe Random House, will step down from that position at the end of the year, Random CEO Markus Dohle announced to employees today. Pfuhl has been with Bertelsmann since 1994 and held various executive positions at Random House before being named to head Random’s Germany subsidiary in 2008. Pfuhl will be succeeded by Frank Sambeth, currently CFO at the publisher.

Authors on the Air September 15, 2011: Kurt and Brenda Warner, Jane Lynch, Michele Kleier

Kurt and Brenda Warner will be on The View to discuss Brenda’s new memoir One Call Away: Answering Life's Challenges with Unshakable Faith (Thomas Nelson, 978-0849947193).

Jane Lynch, author of Happy Accidents (Voice, 978-1401341763), will be on Jay Leno.

Job Moves: September 15, 2011

Jennifer Jackson, senior editor, Vintage, has been named senior editor, Knopf and Doubleday. The appointment takes effect immediately.

Authors on the Air September 14, 2011: Denise Sullivan, Joel Osteen, Michael Moore

Denise Sullivan, author of Keep On Pushing: Black Power Music from Blues to Hip-Hop (Lawrence Hill Books, 9781556528170), will be interviewed from 11:30 am-12 pm PST on AirTalk with Larry Mantle.

Joel Osteen was on Good Morning America for Every Day A Friday: How To Be Happier 7 Days a Week (FaithWords, 978-0892969913).

Job Moves: September 14, 2011

Robert Guth has been named president and CEO, effective immediately, of Reader’s Digest.

Authors on the Air September 13, 2011: Nigel Cliff, Joe Darger, Mary Jo McConahay

Nigel Cliff, author of Holy War: How Vasco de Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations (Harper, 978-0061735127) will be on NPR's On Point.

Love Times Three: Our True Story of a Polygamous Marriage (HarperOne, 978-0062074041) author Joe Darger was on Good Morning America.

Job Moves: September 13, 2011

John Hays and Kevin Dougherty are now v-ps at Inner Traditions, Bear & Co. Hays, who has been in publishing for more than 20 years, joined the Inner Traditions team as director of sales and marketing in 2009. Dougherty joined Inner Traditions' IT team in 2007 bringing with him 13 years of computer network administration and project management experience.

Job Moves: September 12, 2011

Kaitlyn McCrystal has been promoted to associate publicist at Touchstone. McCrystal has worked on campaigns for, among other authors, Duff McKagan, Philippa Gregory and Bethenny Frankel.

Authors on the Air September 12, 2011: Wendy Call, Ali H. Soufan

Wendy Call, author of No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy (University of Nevbraska Press, 978-0-8032-3510-6), will be on "Write the Book" with Shelagh Shapiro on WOMM-LP "The Radiator" in Burlington, Vt., at 2 p.m. EST.

Ali H. Soufan was on NPR's Morning Edition for his book The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al-Queda (W.W. Norton, 978-0393079425).

Authors on the Air September 9, 2011: Rob Quillen, Helen Schulman

Rob Quillen, author of Why Wait? Fulfilling Dreams From Tragedy (Headline Books, 978-0938467236) will be interviewed during the NASCAR race at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday on Fox Sports.

Helen Schulman, author of This Beautiful Life (Harper, 978-0062024381) will be on The Gayle King Show.

Authors on the Air September 8, 2011: Tom Perrotta, Hisham Matar

Tom Perrotta, author of the new novel The Leftovers (St. Martin's Press, 978-0312358341), will be on The Leonard Lopate Show.

Hisham Matar, author of the novel Anatomy of a Disappearance (The Dial Press, 978-0385340441 ), was on NPR's Morning Edition.

Job Moves: September 8, 2011

At Penguin, Molly Barton has been promoted to the position of v-p, digital publishing, business development and strategy.

HMH Picks Technology Vet as New CEO

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has ended its five month search for a new leader by appointing Linda Zecher as president and CEO. Zecher was most recently a corporate v-p at Microsoft; she succeeds Barry O’Callaghan, who resigned in March.

Job Moves: September 7, 2011

Lance Fitzgerald has been appointed to v-p and director of foreign rights for Simon & Schuster, overseeing the lists for the Simon & Schuster imprint and Touchstone. Fitzgerald is currently director of subsidiary rights for several imprints within the Penguin Group.

Authors on the Air September 7, 2011: Carrie Jones, Julie Otsuka, Robin Wright

Co-editor Carrie Jones and contributors Carolyn Mackler and Eric Luper will talk about their new collection Dear Bully: Seventy Authors Tell Their Stories (HarperTeen, 978-0062060983) on NPR's Talk of the Nation.